Mr. Ernest Chester Ragsdale, Sr., age 63, a resident of Chestnut Ridge Road in Santa Fe, passed away on Thursday, May 31, at his residence.
Funeral services for Mr. Ragsdale will be conducted Saturday, June 2, at 1:00 P.M. in the chapel of Williams Funeral Home in Columbia with Rev. J.O. Martin and Rev. Howard Alexander officiating. Burial will follow in the Hudgens Cemetery in Fairview, TN.
The family will visit with friends on Friday from 3:00 ? 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home.
The Hickman County native was the son of the late Ollie and Susie Stanfill Ragsdale. He was the husband of Bonnie Gordon Ragsdale of Santa Fe. He was a retired logger and a member of the New Beginnings Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors in addition to his wife include his children: Ernest Chester Paula Ragsdale, jr., of Primm Springs, Roger Dale Melissa Ragsdale, Regina Kevin Connelly and Lenisha Ragsdale, all of Santa Fe; three sisters: Shirley Luke Scott of Lyles, Joyce Jerry Durham of Primm Springs and Ann Burns of Maryland; grandchildren: Magan Ragsdale, Malory Ragsdale and Ryan Ragsdale, all of Primm Springs, Briana Connelly, Bailey Connelly and Emily Ragsdale, all of Santa Fe.
Family and friends wills serve as pallbearers.